dc.contributor.author | Hayes, Keith R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hosack, Geoffrey R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lawrence, Emma | |
dc.contributor.author | Hedge, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Barrett, Neville S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Barrett, Neville S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Przeslawski, Rachel | |
dc.contributor.author | Caley, M. Julian | |
dc.contributor.author | Foster, Scott D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-21T16:54:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-21T16:54:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hayes, K.R., Hosack, G.R.,
Lawrence, E., Hedge, P., Barrett ,N.S.,
Przeslawski, R., Caley, M.J. and
Foster, S.D .(2019) Designing
Monitoring Programs for Marine
Protected Areas Within an Evidence
Based Decision Making Paradigm.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 6:746, 16pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00746 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/2325 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) paradigm encourages managers to base
their decisions on the strongest available evidence, but it has been criticized for placing
too much emphasis on the choice of study design method without considering the types
of questions that are being addressed as well as other relevant factors such as how
well a study is implemented. Here we review the objectives of Australia’s Marine Park
network, and identify the types of questions and data analysis that would address these
objectives. Critically, we consider how the design of a monitoring program influences our
ability to adequately answer these questions, using the strength of evidence hierarchy
from the EBDM paradigm to assess the adequacy of different design strategies and
other sources of information. It is important for conservation managers to recognize
that the types of questions monitoring programs are able to answer depends on how
they are designed and how the collected data are analyzed. The socio-political process
that dictates where protected areas are placed typically excludes the strongest types
of evidence, Random Controlled Trials (RCTs), for certain questions. Evidence bases
that are stronger than ones commonly employed to date, however, could be used to
provide a causal inference, including for those questions where RCTs are excluded,
but only if appropriate designs such as cohort or case-control studies are used,
and supported where relevant by appropriate sample frames. Randomized, spatially
balanced sampling, together with careful selection of control sites, and more extensive
use of propensity scores and structured elicitation of expert judgment, are also practical
ways to improve the evidence base for answering the questions that underlie marine
park objectives and motivate long-term monitoring programs. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Marine protected areas (MPA) | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Design methodology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Marine parks | en_US |
dc.title | Designing Monitoring Programs for Marine Protected Areas Within an Evidence Based Decision Making Paradigm. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | 16pp. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00746 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Human activity | en_US |
dc.subject.dmProcesses | Data acquisition | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Frontiers in Marine Science | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 6 | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | 746 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.2 | en_US |
dc.description.maturitylevel | Mature | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | Validated (tested by third parties) | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | Multi-organisational | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | National | en_US |
dc.description.methodologyType | Method | en_US |
dc.description.methodologyType | Specification of criteria | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | Keith R. Hayes | |
obps.contact.contactemail | keith.hayes@csiro.au | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00746/full | |